The meeting of the u. S. Commission on civil rights comes 18order at 10 a. M. On august 2017. The meeting takes place at the Commission Headquarters at 1331, pennsylvania Avenue Northwest washington dc. I am sure captain lehman, and thesheriff next to the are vice chair, and the other commissioners. I believe we have on the telephone, i would like for you to confirm as they say your me, [indiscernible] [laughter] are you present . I am here. I see that the reporter is present. The meeting now comes to order. Is there a motion to approve the agenda for the business meeting . Yes. Is there a second . Yes. Perfect. I have a few amendments to start us off, i would like to remove the discussion on the lgbt employment worked, they have requested additional time to review the report. I think the staff for finalizing the report which will put on our agenda next meeting. Second i would like an amendment entitled that the u. S. Commission on civil rights condemns the administrations military ban
Take it a capitol hill for the interior secretary will be testifying before the Natural Resources committee. You are watching live coverage on cspan 3. The committee will come to order. This morning the committee will discuss the president s proposed fiscal year 2025 budget for the department of interior. I would like to welcome secretary holland haaland and Denise Flanagan back to the committee. I want to thank you all three for joining us today. To set the scene the administration is requesting a 2 million for 2025. That is a 5 increase over fiscal year 2024. I think it is important to note for contexts that congress has also provided the Department Almost 50 billion in appropriations over the last three years to the bipartisan infrastructure law an Inflation Reduction Act. I look forward to discussing how the department is implementing those laws using the historic funding and justifications for the increase. It has been a year to the day since you were last before the committee for
Take it a capitol hill for the interior secretary will be testifying before the Natural Resources committee. You are watching live coverage on cspan 3. The committee will come to order. This morning the committee will discuss the president s proposed fiscal year 2025 budget for the department of interior. I would like to welcome secretary holland haaland and Denise Flanagan back to the committee. I want to thank you all three for joining us today. To set the scene the administration is requesting a 2 million for 2025. That is a 5 increase over fiscal year 2024. I think it is important to note for contexts that congress has also provided the Department Almost 50 billion in appropriations over the last three years to the bipartisan infrastructure law an Inflation Reduction Act. I look forward to discussing how the department is implementing those laws using the historic funding and justifications for the increase. It has been a year to the day since you were last before the committee for
Cute video alert there as we say good morning to you on a thursday morning. Well start with that arctic air and snow gripping much of the country. Take a look at these white house conditions in buffalo whiteout conditions in buffalo, new york. The snow was coming down at roughly two inches per hour. Theres extreme weather in the west as well with one major city at a complete standstill after a rare storm with more heres abcs lana zak. Thunder snow lightning up the skies in western new york. Whoo. Got that, baby. Reporter an intense snow band is bringing whiteout conditions. Watch as the lakeeffect snow builds and moves inland. From the northeast to the great lakes, a bonechilling blanket of arctic air is engulfing the northern half of the country and with the windchill factored in parts of the midwest through new england could feel like 15 to 30 degrees below zero. Experts say in those extreme subzero temperatures frostbite minutes. Were thinking mostly in this area about frostbite and
Winds nw 1525 g 35 mph feels 515 tonight diminishing winds. Clear and very cold. Lows 1018 winds nw 510 mph feels Single Digits friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 2933 winds s 5 mph winds. Clear and very cold. Lows 1018 winds nw 510 mph feels Single Digits friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 2933 winds s 5 mph the district is ready for todays winter overnight the snow team spread salt on those firstfreeze areas like bridges and overpasses, in case of any light snow. A 24hour cold emergency plan will be activated starting at seven am. That means Additional Services will be availabe to protect residents from the severe weather, including emergency shelters. We have a list of warming sites and shelters on our website, wjla dot com. And right now School Officials across the region are up early to make sure buses are running smoothly in this cold weather. Ryan hughes is live at in greenbelt with more. Stay connected with the stormwatch 7 you can follow us on facebook, twitter and wjla. C